MOGADISHU—Six people were killed on Friday by a blast at a seaside restaurant in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, an ambulance service official told Reuters.
“So far we have carried six dead civilians and seven others injured,” Abdikadir Abdirahman, director of Aamin Ambulance Service said.
Somalia’s terrorist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast, with their military operations spokesperson Abdiasis Abu Musab telling Reuters they were targeting “security officers and politicians of the apostate government.”
Al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in Mogadishu and elsewhere as part of its war against the Horn of Africa country’s central government.
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